On ‎11‎/‎4‎/‎2015‎ ‎7‎:‎42‎:‎56‎, cladner said:

ok.  maybe its just me and i have star wars on the brain but i took a picture of this cloud the other day...  dum dum da-dum dum da-dum dum da-dum.

BIN cheapest is now 900 euros on ebay europe and recent sales have been over 800. I wonder if it will make the 1k mark before end of year.

UK is doing OK too. Number of sales dropped a little bit, but that's understandable. The higher the price point...the lesser sales! But the price has increased indeed, I've seen a few sales over £700 mark (£750 if i remember well) which is good. With used ones trading easily at £500+ ... I think it's safe to say this set has doubled in the UK now in price (before fees etc.)

 

I just sold my used, built once, SSD for $800 +shipping. Not bad, since I got to build /display it and my buy in was $270 (from AWD).

 

6 hours ago, c666187 said:

I just sold my used, built once, SSD for $800 +shipping. Not bad, since I got to build /display it and my buy in was $270 (from AWD).

 

Says something about timing and picking wisely...

If anyone is interested in tracking price evolution of this set in Europe, there are 3 auctions ending today and 2 are already touching 850 euros. The cheapest BIN is at just under 900 and there are only 4 BIN listings at less than 940 euros.

This proves that there are still people spending big bucks on recent Lego but it has to be the right set.

A used one sold last night for £600+ on auction. Not bad for something that's been in retirement for just over a year! Good...watching this ship sail off ...

Jeepers, 3 of these bad boys sold in the last hour on Ebay Europe! Avg price 890 euros plus shipping. Where are folk getting there money from to get all these red 5´s,DS and SSD´s?

21 minutes ago, valenciaeric said:

Jeepers, 3 of these bad boys sold in the last hour on Ebay Europe! Avg price 890 euros plus shipping. Where are folk getting there money from to get all these red 5´s,DS and SSD´s?

and where do people get money to buy diamond rings, luxury leather products etc. ?

6 minutes ago, chipbee said:

and where do people get money to buy diamond rings, luxury leather products etc. ?

...

Selling Millennium Falcon sets?

6 minutes ago, chipbee said:

and where do people get money to buy diamond rings, luxury leather products etc. ?

From selling Lego! It´s a universal sausage.

15 minutes ago, valenciaeric said:

From selling Lego! It´s a universal sausage.

Exactly! Now we should start a LEGO investment fund. Pool money to buy exclusive lego sets, wait for retirement and sell at huge profit.

Just sold one earlier for nearly a grand.  Bought it for 300, having used $100 in vip points.  Works for me.  If only I bought more than one, though, and not lots of city, friends, and other stuff.

16 minutes ago, supergman said:

  If only I bought more than one, though, and not lots of city, friends, and other stuff.

That´s what that guy says to me in the bathroom mirror every morning.

Great day for the SSD on EU Ebay with 5 sales. Cheapest BIN now 980 euros, 28 listings.

9 minutes ago, valenciaeric said:

Great day for the SSD on EU Ebay with 5 sales. Cheapest BIN now 980 euros, 28 listings.

 

The only regret I have is not having more

If I had an SSD for every person that has said that.

Next question is how many are still hoarded and not listed and how high it will eventually go - 5x RRP?

Indeed, I had 4 but sold one few months ago. have mine at $1100 because I'm not in a rush but prices r hovering right under me I think

24 minutes ago, valenciaeric said:

If I had an SSD for every person that has said that.

Next question is how many are still hoarded and not listed and how high it will eventually go - 5x RRP?

in US i think huge numbers are hoarded. i would say around 10k that's based on my own thinking.

i already sold about 70% of my stock. i am left with 30% of it. and i know i am in the minority of the sellers who sold them. most of the sellers were expecting $1500 by 12/15 and priced accordingly. 

i sold about 40% of them in the range of 1k to 1.1k . 30% was sold last year around 800->900 range.

So looking at BP data, it's gone up around $200 from Jan '15 to Jan '16. Probably a similar trajectory in the EU. That sound about right?

Will we see that figure dip over 2016,  or could the continuing SW hype along with a possible appearance in Rogue One lead to an increase in growth rate?

 

I think it depends on how long it takes for sold listings not to be replaced by new ones - then the price will surge. Until then, I guess we need to pass the 1k euros sold items base on a consistent basis and by end of this year maybe 1200-1400 range

10 minutes ago, tractorboy said:

So looking at BP data, it's gone up around $200 from Jan '15 to Jan '16. Probably a similar trajectory in the EU. That sound about right?

Will we see that figure dip over 2016,  or could the continuing SW hype along with a possible appearance in Rogue One lead to an increase in growth rate?

 

My thoughts... it will rise even faster this year. Combine the current Star Wars mania with the set getting scarcer slowly. It is a legendary set already. 

so far so good. I have plenty left of this set, but I wish I had even more as opposed to some others which didn't perform to the expectations. But it's all a matter of balance I guess

This set and 10212 (both with blue box and from episode VI) picked up good speed in 2015. 2016 should be even better for both of them, especially the 10212 as it becomes more and more scarce..

9 minutes ago, valenciaeric said:

Don´t worry, the first mod that does will remove it

Yup, because Crusty's been out all night drinking again and we'll leave it there folks...